About This Book - VMware VSHIELD APP 1.0.0 UPDATE 1 Quick Start Manual

About This Book

The vShield Quick Start Guide provides information about installing VMware
Virtual Infrastructure environment.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for anyone who wants to install or use VMware vShield. The information in this book is
written for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine
technology and datacenter operations. This book also assumes familiarity with VMware Virtual
Infrastructure, including vCenter™ Server 4.x, VMware ESX™ 4.x, and the vSphere Client.
VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions
of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation go to http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Document Feedback
VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send your
feedback to docfeedback@vmware.com.
VMware Infrastructure Documentation
The following documents comprise the vShield 2.0 documentation set:
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vShield Administration Guide
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vShield Quick Start Guide
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vShield API Programming Guide
You should also have access to the combined vCenter Server and ESX documentation set.
Technical Support and Education Resources
The following sections describe the technical support resources available to you. To access the current version
of this book and other books, go to
Online and Telephone Support
To use online support to submit technical support requests, view your product and contract information, and
register your products, go to http://www.vmware.com/support.
Customers with appropriate support contracts should use telephone support for the fastest response on
priority 1 issues. Go to http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.
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